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Man with Staff by a Stream, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper.
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper · 149.9 × 54.7 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- Man with Staff by a Stream
- Artist
- Hua Yan Chinese, 1682-c. 1765
- Date
- Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
- Dimensions
- 149.9 × 54.7 cm (59 × 21 1/2 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.







